CVE-2003-0093

Public Exploit

Description

The RADIUS decoder in tcpdump 3.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid RADIUS packet with a header length field of 0, which causes tcpdump to generate data within an infinite loop.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.50% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandrakesoft.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-261	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-033.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:027	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=81585	vendor advisory exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-214.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11324	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-032.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0093?: CVE-2003-0093 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0093?: To fix CVE-2003-0093, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0093 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0093 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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